The bodyguard stared expressionlessly at Shen Shuwen and Shao Xinxin, uttering words devoid of empathy: "Apologies, Mrs. Shao, but this banquet does not allow the presence of family members.
Only one person is permitted per invitation."
Shen Shuwen and Shao Xinxin were well aware of the rules of the Qin family banquet, yet they deliberately tested their luck, hoping they could still enter.
Unfortunately, luck was not on their side.
This was Bay Villa, the territory of the Qin family.
They faced loyal bodyguards who obeyed only the commands of the Qin family without question.
Shen Shuwen took out a thick red envelope that she had hidden in her bag and forcefully placed it into the hands of the bodyguard.
As the esteemed wife of the Shao Corporation’s president, she now found herself smiling and pleasingly addressing a bodyguard, saying, "Please make an exception for us. We had two invitations, but unfortunately, one got lost. That’s why we only brought one invitation."
The bodyguard’s expression remained unchanged as he promptly returned the red envelope, coldly replying, "Apologies, but this banquet is of utmost importance. Only one person is allowed per invitation."
Shao Xinxin, realizing her mother’s approach was futile, immediately welled up with tears, pitifully pleading, "Uncle Bodyguard, please let us in. My invitation was personally given to me by my dear sister Ann. It’s all my fault for being careless and losing the invitation..."
As she reached the end of her plea, Shao Xinxin’s voice choked, and tears rolled down her eyes, making her look even more pitiable.
The bodyguard glanced at her, seemingly unaffected by her tears, as if his heart were made of iron.
He simply repeated, "Apologies, but only one person is allowed per invitation."
Shen Shuwen was infuriated and felt like cursing.
She had previously experienced the stubbornness of the Qin family’s bodyguards, who never budged from their decisions and lacked any flexibility.
At this moment, Shao Xinxin also understood that shedding tears and acting pitiful had no effect on the Qin family’s bodyguards.
However, the banquet was about to begin, and if they continued to delay, all their efforts would be in vain.
At this moment, Shao Xinxin couldn’t help but blame herself inwardly.
If her grandma had brought her, the Qin family’s bodyguards would never have had the audacity to stop her.
Even if they did, her grandma and the Qin family’s grandma were good friends, so the Qin family’s grandma would surely have made an exception.
Shao Xinxin regretted that she hadn’t stopped her mother earlier and secretly added laxatives to her grandma’s tea.
But now, it was too late.
The effects of the laxatives wouldn’t disappear so quickly, and her grandma wouldn’t be able to attend the banquet.
"Mummy, the banquet is about to start," Shao Xinxin turned to her mother, grabbing her skirt and urgently asking, "Mummy, what should we do? We can’t get in."
"Don’t worry, don’t worry. I’ll come up another way," Shen Shuwen tried to comfort her with these words, but in reality, she couldn’t come up with a solution.
If she had a solution, she wouldn’t have been so infuriated that she fainted and ended up in the hospital when she went to apologize earlier.
Shao Xinxin understood this, so she continued to pressure her mother, saying, "Mummy, I think I can hear the lively sounds. Has the banquet already started?"
"Mummy, I must attend the banquet. I spent so much time getting ready and practicing the piano for so long."
"Mummy..."
In the end, Shen Shuwen’s heart softened.
There was only one invitation, and only one person could enter.
She also wanted to attend the Qin family’s banquet, but in the end, she handed over the only invitation to her daughter.
As she watched her daughter enter Bay Villa alone, Shen Shuwen’s emotions were complicated, filled mostly with resentment towards the Qin family’s indifference.
It was just a banquet, yet they made it more difficult than getting tickets for the Spring Festival Gala! Was it really necessary?
Only when her daughter’s figure disappeared from sight did Shen Shuwen turn back to the car.
Before leaving, she couldn’t help but roll down the car window, glaring arrogantly and disdainfully at the Qin family’s bodyguards at the entrance, sneering, "Abusing power!
Releasing her pent-up anger, Shen Shuwen instructed the driver to leave Bay Villa.
On the other side, Shao Xinxin finally stepped into Bay Villa once again.
As the sky gradually darkened, leaving a faint gray-blue hue, the streetlights of Bay Villa were already lit.
Bodyguards stood at regular intervals, and surveillance cameras were placed in all directions, ensuring there were no blind spots and no room for any unexpected incidents.
Shao Xinxin gracefully wore a pair of sweet princess shoes with a two-centimeter heel.
The path leading to the banquet was adorned with a soft red carpet, upon which she stepped, her footsteps nearly silent.
She slightly lifted her chin, delicately placing her hands over her abdomen, resembling a proud swan as she walked forward with nobility.
At this moment, it seemed as if she were the daughter of a wealthy family residing in a manor by the bay, the mistress of this place.
However, her reverie was shattered by an excited shout from ahead:
"Xinxin! You’ve come to attend the Qin family’s banquet too!"
Shao Xinxin abruptly snapped back to reality, as if awakened from a beautiful dream.
She was not the daughter of a wealthy family residing in a manor by the bay, nor the mistress of this place.
She was merely a guest attending the banquet.
Shao Xinxin looked ahead.
Shi Yiyin, the daughter of the Shi family, was the same age as her, six years old this year.
Thinking of the various disputes she had with Shi Yiyin in her previous life, Shao Xinxin discreetly clenched her fist.
She raised a gentle smile and greeted Shi Yiyin, "Yiyin, you’re here too."
"Yes," Shi Yiyin replied.
She was dressed in a beautiful light blue princess dress, and as she ran, her skirt swayed gracefully.
Approaching Shao Xinxin, she was immediately captivated by Shao Xinxin’s attire today.
"Xinxin, you look quite lovely today.
Did your mother specially hire a stylist to dress you up?"
Upon hearing this, Shao Xinxin pretended to be modest and smiled sheepishly, "I feel it’s a bit extravagant. I didn’t originally intend to dress this way, but my mommy insisted that I look beautiful and not bring shame to our family."
After a brief pause, Shao Xinxin added, "It was stylist Maggie who created this look for me."
The Shi family was one of the prominent noble families, so Shi Yiyin naturally recognized some renowned stylists.
"Maggie did it for you?" Shi Yiyin expressed surprise, turning her head towards the direction of the villa, puzzled.
"I just saw Maggie inside the villa a moment ago."
"Oh, maybe after Maggie finished styling me, she hurried to the Qin family to style their younger sister, Ann," Shao Xinxin said.
In the eyes of stylist Maggie, she was more important than Qin Sui’an.
Therefore, Maggie styled her first before attending Qin Sui’an.
Shi Yiyin scratched the back of her head.
"Is that so? But my mom said Maggie has been busy all day, and Uncle Qin had already booked Maggie to style his daughter in advance."
When Shi Yiyin received the invitation to the Qin family’s banquet, she wanted to have Maggie style her, but she couldn’t secure an appointment.
Shao Xinxin didn’t doubt it and lifted her chin with a hint of pride.
"My mommy is friends with Maggie."
Shi Yiyin felt a bit frustrated.
Maggie had made time to style Shao Xinxin but not her.
Just then, a woman emerged from the villa.
Shi Yiyin spotted her and, holding her breath, called out, "Maggie!"
Shao Xinxin maintained her smiling face and turned her head, only to see an unfamiliar woman.
Her smile froze. Wait, was this woman Maggie?
Then who was the blonde woman who styled her?
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